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Tuesday, 30 December 2025
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Amber
The largest deposit of amber comes from the Baltic Sea region.
The Baltic amber is the highest quality.
Tears
The human eye produces up to about 115 liters of tears annually.
Cosmos
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
This gas giant is made up of 90 percent hydrogen and about 10 helium. The diameter of Jupiter is 139 ...
Amber
Amber is associated with good luck and protection.
In some cultures, amber necklaces are gifted as good luck charms, to newborn babies to protect them from diseases, or as a marriage gift that represents eternal love.
Earth
The lithosphere is the outermost covering of the Earth.
It is made of tectonic plates that are constantly moving. Earthquakes may occur in zones where these ...
Deimos
The diameter of Deimos during a solar eclipse on Mars is only 2.5 times greater than the diameter of Venus during transit.
Moon
The surface of the Moon is littered with impact craters because it does not have an atmosphere thick enough to destroy pieces of rock heading towards it.
The largest crater on its surface is the South Pole-Aitken Basin, it is 2500 km in diameter and 13 km deep.
Snow
Snow is formed from the finest droplets of over-cooled water in clouds.
These droplets attach themselves to nuclei of crystallization, which can be, for example, dust parti ...
Liver
The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.
It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.
Large Magellanic Cloud
Between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, there is a belt of hydrogen that connects both galaxies.
There are numerous stars inside the gas belt, concentrating in two places in the belt in the so-call ...